CHRISTIAN BIOGRAPHIES 2

These Christians who once walked on this earth like we do today lived lives filled with the same struggles that we do today. Our world has so few examples of living the Christian life. Here are examples from the past on how to live a deeper Christian life in these latter days.

ABOUT GEORGE MATHESON

George Matheson (27 March 1842 – 28 August 1906) was a Scottish minister and hymn writer and prolific author. He was blind from the age of 17.

The grave of Rev George Matheson, Glasgow Necropolis

Born at 39 Abbotsford Place in Glasgow, to George Matheson (d.1891), a merchant and Jane Matheson (a second cousin), he was the eldest of eight children.

At age 20, George Matheson was engaged to be married but began going blind. When he broke the news to his fiancée, she decided she could not go through life with a blind husband.

He was educated at Glasgow Academy and the University of Glasgow, where he graduated first in classics, logic and philosophy. In his twentieth year he became totally blind, but he held to his resolve to enter the ministry, and gave himself to theological and historical study. In 1879 the University of Edinburgh conferred upon him the honorary degree of D.D. In 1890, he became a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, upon the proposal of Sir William Thomson, Robert Flint, Hugh Macmillan and James Lindsay.

He died suddenly of apoplexy (stroke) at Avenell House in North Berwick on 28 August 1906 in Edinburgh and is buried with his parents in the Glasgow Necropolis. The grave lies near the summit. He never married. 

Ministry

He was licensed to preach by the Presbytery of Glasgow in 1866 and started as an assistant minister of Sandyford. His first ministry began in 1868 at Innellan, on the Argyll coast between Dunoon and Toward. He stayed 18 years. His books on Aids to the Study of German Theology, Can the Old Faith live with the New?, The Growth of the Spirit of Christianity from the First Century to the Dawn of the Lutheran Era, established his reputation as a liberal and spiritually minded theologian; and Queen Victoria invited him to preach at Balmoral. She had his sermon on Job published.

In 1886, he moved to Edinburgh, where he became minister of St. Bernard's Parish Church in Stockbridge in place of Rev John McMurtrie. Here he did his core work as a minister. He lived slightly south at 19 St Bernards Crescent. 

In 1879, he declined an invitation to the pastorate of Crown Court, London, in succession to Dr. John Gumming (1807–1881). In 1881 he was chosen as Baird lecturer, and took for his subject Natural Elements of Revealed Theology, and in 1882 he was the St Giles lecturer, his subject being Confucianism. In 1890 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the University of Aberdeen gave him its honorary LL.D., and in 1899 he was appointed Gifford lecturer by that university, but declined on grounds of health. In the same year he severed his active connection with St. Bernard's. 

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Matheson

GEORGE MATHESON QUOTES

I HAVE NEVER THANKED THEE FOR MY THORNS

“My God, I have never thanked Thee for my thorns. I have thanked Thee a thousand times for my roses, but not once for my thorns. I have been looking forward to a world where I shall get compensation for my cross: but I have never thought of my cross as itself a present glory. Teach me the glory of my cross; teach me the value of my thorn. Shew me that I have climbed to Thee by the path of pain. Shew me that my tears have made my rainbow."

- George Matheson (1842-1906) Blind Scottish Minister, Theologian, Hymn Writer

MEN ASK FOR A RAINBOW IN THE CLOUDS

"Men ask for a rainbow in the cloud; but I would ask more from Thee. I would be, in my cloud, myself a rainbow—a minister to others’ joy. My patience will be perfect when it can work in the vineyard"

- George Matheson (1842-1906) Blind Scottish Minister, Theologian, Hymn Writer 

O LOVE THAT WILL NOT LET ME GO

"O love that wilt not let me go
The story behind the hymn
O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.

O light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshine’s blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.

O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain,
That morn shall tearless be.

O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be."

- George Matheson (1842-1906) Blind Scottish Minister, Theologian, Hymn Writer 

GEORGE MATEHSON BOOKS AND SERMONS

One of his hymns, "O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go," has passed into the popular hymnology of the Christian Church. Matheson himself wrote of the composition:

"I am quite sure that the whole work was completed in five minutes, and equally sure that it never received at my hands any retouching or correction. I have no natural gift of rhythm. All the other verses I have ever written are manufactured articles; this came like a dayspring from on high." 

"O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go" was written on the evening of Matheson’s sister’s marriage. Years before, he had been engaged, until his fiancée learned that he was going blind—that there was nothing the doctors could do—and she told him that she could not go through life with a blind man. He went blind while studying for the ministry, and his sister had been the one to care for him through the years. He was now 40, and his sister’s marriage likely brought a fresh reminder of his own heartbreak. It was in the midst of this circumstance that Matheson penned this hymn, which he said was written in five minutes. British composer Florence Margaret Spencer Palmer set it to music in 1941.

Matheson published only one volume of verse, Sacred Songs. All of which he commented 'I simply followed the impression of the moment' His exegesis owes its interest to his subjective resources rather than to breadth of learning; his power lay in spiritual vision rather than balanced judgment, and in the vivid apprehension of the factors which make the Christian personality, rather than in constructive doctrinal statement. His other writings include :

Can the Old Faith Live with the New (1885)

The Distinctive Message of the Old Religions (1892)

The Psalmist & The Scientist (1887)

Spiritual Development of St Paul (1891)

Times of Retirement (1901)

The Voice of the Spirit

Non-religious or Broader Subjects include:

Aid to the Study of German Theology (1874)

The Growth of the Spirit of Christianity (1877)

Natural Elements of Revealed Theology (1881) Baird Lecture

Confusianism (1882) St Giles Lecture

My Aspirations (1882)

Moments on the Mount (1884)

The Religious Bearings of the Doctrine of Evolution (1884) a specific response to Darwin's "Origin of Species"

Landmarks of New Testament Morality (1888)

Sacred Songs (1890)

Searching in the Silence (1895)

Words by the Wayside (1896)

The Lady Ecclesia (1896)

Sidelights from Patmos (1897)

Bible Definition of Religion (1898)

Studies of the Portrait of Christ (2 volumes, 1899, 1900)

The Sceptre without a Sword (1901)

The Representative Men of the Bible (2 series, 1902, 1903)

Leaves for Quiet Hours (1904)

The Representative Men of the New Testament (1905)

Rests by the River (1906)

The Women of the Bible (1907)

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Matheson

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Helen Roseveare (21 September 1925 – 7 December 2016) was an English Christian missionary, doctor and author. She worked with Worldwide Evangelization Crusade in the Congo from 1953 to 1973, including part of the period of political instability in the early 1960s. She practised medicine and also trained others in medical work.

Helen Roseveare was born in Haileybury College in Hertfordshire, England in 1925. Her father was Martin Roseveare, the designer of ration books for the United Kingdom used during the Second World War. Her brother, Bob Roseveare, was a wartime codebreaker. She became a Christian as a medical student at Newnham College, Cambridge in 1945. She was involved with the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union, attending prayer meetings, Bible study classes and evangelical events.

After completing her studies, Roseveare applied to WEC to be a medical missionary. In 1953, she went to the Congo, where she was assigned to the north-east provinces. She built a combination hospital/ training center in Ibambi in the early 1950s, then relocated to Nebobongo, living in an old leprosy camp, where she built another hospital. After conflict with other staff at the hospital, she returned to England in 1958.

She returned to the Congo in 1960. In 1964 she was taken prisoner by rebel forces and she remained a prisoner for five months, enduring beatings and rapes. She left the Congo and headed back to England after her release but returned to the Congo in 1966 to assist in the rebuilding of the nation.he helped establish a new medical school and hospital, as the other hospitals that she built had been destroyed, and served there until she left in 1973.

After her return from Africa, she had a worldwide ministry speaking and writing. She was a plenary speaker at the Urbana Missions Convention three times. Her life of service was portrayed in the 1989 film Mama Luka Comes Home. Her touching story about the prayer of Ruth, 10-year-old African girl, for a hot water bottle to save a premature newborn baby after its mother had died has been widely forwarded by email. She survived rape and trial during the Congolese civil war in 1964 because of the intervention of the villagers she had helped previously.

Roseveare died on 7 December 2016 aged 91 in Northern Ireland.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helen_Roseveare

QUOTES BY HELEN ROSEVERE 

WE ARE CALLED TO REFLRCT GOD'S BEAUTY

“We are called to reflect the Lord's beauty through our lives as much as through our words, and God will use this in His own perfect time.” 

- Helen Rosevere (1925–2016) English Christian Missionary, Doctor and Author

TO BE ALIVING SACRAFICE

“To be a living sacrifice will involve all my time. God wants me to live every minute for Him in accordance with His will and purpose, sixty minutes of every hour, twenty-four hours of every day, being available to Him. No time can be considered as my own, or as "off-duty" or "free." I cannot barter with God about how much time I can give to serve Him. Whatever I am doing, be it a routine salaried job, or housework at home, be it holiday time and free, or after-work Christian youth activities, all should be undertaken for Him, to reveal His indwelling presence to those around me. The example of my life must be as telling as my preaching if He is to be honored.”

― Helen Roseveare, Living Sacrifice: Willing to be Whittled as an Arrow 

TO LOVE THE LORD WITH ALL YOUR HEART

“To love the Lord my God with all my soul will involve a spiritual cost. I'll have to give Him my heart, and let Him love through it whom and how He wills, even if this seems at times to break my heart.
To love the Lord my God with all my soul will involve a volitional and emotional cost. I'll have to give Him my will, my rights to decide and choose, and all my relationships, for Him to guide and control, even when I cannot understand His reasoning.
To love the Lord my God with all my mind will involve an intellectual cost. I must give Him my mind, my intelligence, my reasoning powers, and trust Him to work through them, even when He may appear to act in contradiction to common sense.
To love the Lord my God with all my strength will involve a physical cost. I must give Him my body to indwell, and through which to speak, whether He chooses health or sickness, by strength or weakness, and trust Him utterly with the outcome.” 

BOOKS AND SERMONS BY HELEN ROSEVERE 

Give Me This Mountain by Helen Roseveare

Living Sacrifice: Willing to be Whittled as an arrow by Helen Roseveare

He Gave Us a Valley by Helen Roseveare

Living Faith by Helen Roseveare

Living Holiness by Helen Roseveare

Enough by Helen Roseveare

Living Fellowship: Willing to be the third side of a triangle by Helen Roseveare

Digging Ditches by Helen Roseveare

Count it All Joy by Helen Roseveare

Living Stones - Sacrifice, Faith, Holiness, Fellowship by Helen Roseveare

Living Words: A Legacy of Quotes by Helen Roseveare

Helen Rosevere Publications

Doctor among Congo Rebels (1965), Lutterworth Press London

Give me this Mountain (1966), Christian Focus Publications

Enough, Christian Focus Publications

He gave us a Valley (1976), Christian Focus Publications

Living Sacrifice, Christian Focus Publications

Living Faith, Christian Focus Publications

Living Holiness, Christian Focus Publications

Digging Ditches, Christian Focus Publications

Living Stones (1988), WEC Publications

Living Fellowship (1992), Hodder & Stoughton

Count it All Joy (2017), 10Publishing

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ABOUT WILLIAM ROMAINE

Howard George Hendricks (April 5, 1924 – February 20, 2013) was a longtime professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and speaker for Promise Keepers. Upon his graduation from Dallas, Hendricks accepted the pastorate at Calvary Independent Presbyterian Church (now Calvary Bible Church) in Fort Worth, Texas. An opening on the seminary staff led Hendricks to begin teaching twice per week in the fall of 1951. After one year on staff, Hendricks resigned his post to pursue a doctorate at Yale University. However, the founder and president of Dallas Theological Seminary, Lewis Sperry Chafer, died and the new president, John Walvoord, asked Hendricks to delay his doctorate and return to Dallas as a teacher.

For over fifty years, Howard G. Hendricks was a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary, where he taught "Bible Exposition and Hermeneutics" to freshmen. He mentored many Christian leaders, including Chuck Swindoll, Tony Evans, Joseph Stowell, Robert Jeffress, Chip Ingram and David Jeremiah.

He was a keynote speaker for Promise Keepers and authored sixteen books. He ministered in over 80 countries, and he also served as chaplain for the Dallas Cowboys football team from 1976 to 1984.

In 1986, the Howard G. Hendricks Center for Christian Leadership opened on the Dallas Theological Seminary campus. This ministry attempts to develop Christian leaders and future church curricula through a process of mentoring.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hendricks

QUOTES BY HOWARD HENDRICKS

EVERY DISCIPLE NEEDS THREE TYPE OF RELTIONSHIPS

"Every disciple needs three types of relationships in his life. He needs a 'Paul' who can mentor him and challenge him. He needs a 'Barnabas' who can come along side and encourage him. And he needs a 'Timothy,' someone that he can pour his life into."

Howard G. Hendricks (1924–2013) Theological Seminary Professor

LET HIM DETERMINE THE SCOPE OD YOUR MIMNSTRY

"You focus on the depth of your relationship [with God]; let Him determine the scope of your ministry."

- Howard G. Hendricks (1924–2013) Theological Seminary Professor

YOU ARE EITHER IN THE WORD

"You are either in the Word and the Word conforming you to the image of Jesus Christ, or you are in the world and the world is squeezing you intis o its mold."

- Howard G. Hendricks (1924–2013) Theological Seminary Professor

SHOW ME A MAN'S COMPANIONS

"Show me a man's closest companions and I can make a fairly accurate guess as to what sort of man he is, as well as what sort of man he is likely to become."

- Howard G. Hendricks (1924–2013) Theological Seminary Professor 

HOWARD HENDICKS BOOKS AND SERMONS

• Hendricks, H. (1998). Color outside the lines: A revolutionary approach to creative leadership. Nashville: Word Publishers.
• Hendricks, H. (1997). A life of integrity: Outstanding leaders raise the standard for today’s Christian men. Sisters, OR: Multnomah Books.
• Hendricks, H., & Phillips, B. (Eds.). (1997). Values, virtues. Sisters, OR: Multnomah Books.
• Hendricks, H. (1995). Standing together: Impacting your generation. Gesham, OR: Vision House.
• Hendricks, H., & Hendricks, W. (1995). As iron sharpens iron. Chicago: Moody Press.
• Hendricks, H., & Hendricks, W. (1991). Living by the book. Chicago: Moody Press.
• Hestenes, R., Hendricks, H., & Palmer, E. (1991). Mastering teaching. Portland, OR: Multnomah Press.
• Hendricks, H., Hendricks, J., & Neff, L. (Eds.). (1988). Husbands & wives. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
• Hendricks, H., & Gangel, K. (Eds.). (1988). The Christian educator’s handbook on teaching. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
• Hendricks, H. (1987). Teaching to change lives. Sisters, OR: Multnomah Press.
• Hendricks, H. (1983). Taking a stand: What God can do through ordinary you! Portland, OR: Multnomah Press.
• Hendricks, H. & Hendricks, J. (1981). Footprints: Walking through the passages of life. Portland, OR: Multnomah Press.
• Douglass, S. & Cook, B. & Hendricks, H. (1981). The Ministry of Management (3rd ed.). San Bernardino, CA: Campus Crusade for Christ International.
• Hendricks, H. (1973a). Families go better with love. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
• Hendricks, H. (1973b). Heaven help the home. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
• Baldwin, S., & Bagley, K. (1973). Leader's guide for heaven help the home. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
• Hendricks, H. (1972). Say it with love. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
• Hendricks, H., & Douglass, D. (1972). Say it with love: Leader's guide. Wheaton, IL: Victor Books.
• Hendricks, H. (1972). Elijah: Confrontation, conflict, and crisis. Chicago: Moody Press.
• Hendricks, H. (1950). The theology of James. Thesis (ThM): Dallas Theological Seminary.

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ABOUT J. H. JOWETT

John Henry Jowett CH (25 August 1864 – 19 December 1923) was an influential British Protestant preacher at the turn of the nineteenth to the twentieth century who wrote books on topics related to Christian living. Warren W. Wiersbe called him "The greatest preacher in the English speaking world." 

Early life

Jowett was born 25 August 1864 at Beaumont Town, Northowram in Halifax, West Yorkshire to working-class parents who attended the Congregational church in Halifax. Jowett's father was a tailor and draper.

Career and influence

Jowett was influenced by Enoch Mellor who was incumbent at Square Road Congregational Church, Halifax, between 1867 and 1881, and determined to become a preacher. 

Jowett understood the problems faced by workers and while the pastor at Carr's Lane Congregational Church in Birmingham, England, founded the Digbeth Institute, now an arts center. While at Carr's Lane Jowett was elected chairman of the Congregational Union and president of the National Council of Evangelical Free Churches.

Jowett served at the Presbyterian Church, Fifth Avenue, New York, from 1911 to 1918, then Westminster Chapel from 1918 to 1922, when he retired due to ill-health, and died the following year. 

In the 1922 Dissolution Honours as suggested by David Lloyd George to King George V, Jowett was made one of the 50 Companions of Honour, along with Winston Churchill.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Henry_Jowett

QUOTES BY J. H. JOWETT

GOD DOES NOT COMFORT US TO MAKE US COMFORTABLE

“God does not comfort us to make us comfortable, but to make us comforters.”

― J. H. Jowett (1864-1923) British Protestant Preacher 

J. H. JOWETT BOOKS AND SERMONS

Jowett was the author of numerous books on Christian devotion, preaching, and the Bible.

Devotional Books

Jowett, J. H. The Folly of Unbelief : and Other Meditations for Quiet Moments.

Jowett, J. H. (1905). Yet Another Day; A Prayer for Every Day of the Year. New York,: F.H. Revell Company.

Jowett, J. H. (1913). Things that Matter Most; Devotional Papers. New York,: F.H. Revell.

Jowett, J. H. (1914). My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year. Nashville, Tenn.: Broadman Press.

Jowett, J. H. (1916). The whole armour of God. New York, Chicago [etc.] Fleming H. Revell company.

Jowett, J. H. (1920). "Come Ye Apart", Daily exercises in Prayer and Devotion. New York,: Revell.

Jowett, J. H. (1923). Brooks by the Traveller's Way; 26 Weeknight Addresses. New York,: Christian Herald.

Works on the Bible

Jowett, J. H. (1902). Thirsting for the Springs Twenty-six weeknight meditations.

Jowett, J. H. (1906). The Epistles of St. Peter. New York,: Armstrong.

Jowett, J. H. (1909). The High Calling Meditations on St. Paul's Letter to the Philippians. New York: Fleming H. Revell.

Jowett, J. H. The Redeemed Family of God, Studies in the Epistles of Peter. New York,: Hodder.

Jowett, J. H. (1922). The Friend on the road and other studies in the Gospels. New York,: George H. Doran company.

Jowett, J. H. (1925). Life in the Heights; Studies in the Epistles.

Jowett, J. H. (1924). Springs in the Desert; Studies in the Psalms. New York,: George H. Doran Company.

Jowett, J. H. (1922). The Eagle Life and Other Studies in the Old Testament. New York,: George H. Doran company.

Books of Sermons and Books on Preaching and on the Church

Jowett, J. H. (1901). Apostolic Optimism, and Other Sermons.

Jowett, J. H. (1905). The Passion for Souls. New York, Chicago: Fleming H. Revell Co.

Jowett, J. H. (1910). The Transfigured Church. New York,: Fleming H. Revell Co.

Jowett, J. H. (1912). The Preacher, His Life and Work. Yale Lectures. New York: Harper & Brothers.

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ABOUT JAMES M. BOICE

QUOTES BY  JAMES M. BOICE

NEVER PLEAD YOUR MERITS BEFORE GOD

“Never plead your merits before God. Plead mercy. It is mercy we need. We need it from first to last, and we need it every single day.”

- James M. Boice (1938-2000) American Christian Theologian, Teacher

WHETHER YOU CAN SEE IT OR NOT

"Whether you can see it or not - and often we cannot - everything is being used of God for your good as well as the good of othersThis knowledge is by faith. It is not always by sight. But it is nevertheless certain, because it is based on the character of God, who reveals himself to us as both sovereign and benevolentWe are not to be anxious about the unknown future or to fret about it. We are to live in a moment-by-moment dependence upon God."

- James M. Boice (1938-2000) American Christian Theologian, Teacher

WE ARE NOT TO BE ANXIOUS ABOUT THE UNKNOWN

"We are not to be anxious about the unknown future or to fret about it. We are to live in a moment-by-moment dependence upon God."

- James M. Boice (1938-2000) American Christian Theologian, Teacher

BIBLE STUDY IS THE MOST ESSENTIAL INGREDIENT

"Bible study is the most essential ingredient in the believer's spiritual life, because it is only in study of the Bible as that is blessed by the Holy Spirit that Christians hear Christ and discover what it means to follow Him."

- James M. Boice (1938-2000) American Christian Theologian, Teacher

NO ONE EVER TRUELY COMES TO KNOW

"No one ever truly comes to know, honor, or worship God without being changed in the process."

 JAMES M. BOICE BOOKS AND SERMONS

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ABOUT LORENZO SCUPOLI

Lorenzo (Lawrence) Scupoli (ca. 1530 – 28 November 1610) was the author of Il combattimento spirituale (The Spiritual Combat), one of the most important works of Catholic spirituality.

Life

Scupoli was from Otranto in Apulia. At baptism, he received the name Francesco (Francis). Being already at a mature age in 1569, he joined the Theatines. He took Holy Orders exceptionally fast, after eight years.

In 1585 he was accused of breaking the rule. He was arrested for a year and deprived of the priestly faculties. Finally he was exculpated from blame, but he had to wait for it almost till his death. He endured the injust accusations and punishments with humility, sacrificing the suffering for various intentions.

The Spiritual Combat

Il combattimento Spirituale The Spiritual Combat

In 1589 in Venice the first edition of the work of his life was printed. At once it gained huge esteem and became a bestseller. During the first 20 years it was published 60 times and translated into German, Latin, French, English and Spanish. Next there were made Portuguese, Croatian, Polish, Armenian, Greek (by Nicodemus the Hagiorite), Arabian and Japanese versions. In the 19th century, Russian monk Theophanes extensively revised it, writing Unseen Warfare, a book which was influential in the Eastern Orthodox Church. To date there have been as many as 600 editions of The Spiritual Combat.

The Combat is a practical manual of living. At first it teaches that the sense of life is incessant fighting against egoistic longings and replacing them with sacrifice and charity. The one who does not do this loses, and suffers in Hell; the one who does it, trusting not in his own, but God's power, triumphs and is happy in Heaven. The work of Scupoli analyses various usual situations and advises how to cope with them, preserving a pure conscience and improving virtue. It emphasizes also the boundless goodness of God, which is the cause of all good. What is bad originates from the human who rebels against God.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Scupoli

QUOTES BY LORENZO SCUPOLI

WHEN YOU ARE OFFENDED BY OTHERS

"When you are offended or annoyed by others, do not allow your thoughts to dwell on them or on anything relating to them. For example, don't think that they ought not to have treated you so, being who they are, or whom they think themselves to be, or the like. All this is fuel and kindling of wrath, anger, and hatred."

- Lorenzo Scupoli

YOU SHOULD ALWAYS SAY YOUR PRAYERS

"You should always say your prayers with tireless diligence, as the Apostle directs, saying: 'Continue in prayer and watch in the same' (Col. 4:2). For humble patience, tirelessness and persistence in prayer conquer the unconquerable God and incline Him to mercy."

- Lorenzo Scupoli 

LORENZO SCUPOLI BOOKS BY AND SERMONS

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